An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Reproductive Health Education Program for Nonmedical Students in Iran: A Quasi-Experimental Pre-Test, Post-Test Research

摘要

Background:Youngpeopleage10-25areanimportantpopulationtoevaluatethefemaleyoutheducationalprogramessentialtothepreventionofissuesrelatedtoreproductivehealth.Objectives:Thisstudyevaluatedtheeffectivenessoftheeducationprogramforimprovinguniversitystudenta€?sreproductivehealth.PatientsandMethods:ThisquantitativestudywasconductedinIranfromJuly2014toMarch2015.Thequestionnaireaddressedsocio-demographicfeatures,knowledgeofreproductiveproblems,andattitudes.Programeffectivenesswasexaminedusingaquasi-experimentalresearchdesignwithpre-interventionandpost-intervention.Datafromquestionnaireswascollectedpre-interventionandpost-interventionfrom150femalestudents.Results:Inthisstudy,resultsshowedthataninterventionandeducationprogramhadasignificanteffectonseveralissuesrelatedtoreproductivehealth.Mostparticipantsstressedtheneedtoprovidereproductivehealthservicesforyounggirls.Conclusions:Theresultsofthisstudysuggestthatthereproductivehealtheducationprogramimprovedthestudentsa€?knowledgeandattitudesaboutsexualityanddecision-makingaftertheprogramandthattheseeducationalprogramsareimportantforyouths.